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Firestarter: Old School and False Analogies

This week we skip over our series on cloud fundamentals to go back to the Firestarter basics. We start with a discussion of the week’s big acquisition (like BIG considering the multiple). Then we talk about the hyperbole around the release of the iBoot code from an old version of iOS. We also discuss Apple, cyberinsurance, and the actuarial tables. Then we finish up with Rich blabbing about lessons learned as he works on his paramedic again and what parallels to bring to security. For more on that you can read these posts:
https://securosis.com/blog/this-security-shits-hard-and-it-aint-gonna-get-any-easier and https://securosis.com/blog/best-practices-unintended-consequences-negative-outcomes

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